Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Canadians are increasingly interested in socially responsible investing, but not at the cost of capital gains, according to a study commissioned by Standard Life. An Ipsos Reid survey on attitudes toward socially responsible investing found that Canadians are open to SRI, provided their investment returns are similar to other […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. As risk aversion continues to haunt equity markets, corporate credit risk looks reasonably good. Despite deleveraging and a prolonged economic decline that threatens to take down companies, investing in corporate bonds might be a worthwhile alternative to equities. With about 10,000 issuers and an increasing number of emerging markets […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Investing in emerging markets is inherently risky, but foregoing the opportunity they present could be even riskier, especially at a time when growth in the developed world has been falling, floundering and flat-lining. Some of the brightest in the world of finance made a compelling case for investing in […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. The knock-on effects of the lost momentum in world trade have hit manufacturing in emerging markets, slowing growth across all sectors, according to the HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI). The EMI slid to 51.9, down from 54.2 in the second quarter, the fourth-lowest reading in the series history. Sluggish […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. As equity markets continue to swing wildly in the third quarter, Canadian investment managers looked for safety closer to home, according to the latest Russell Investment Manager Outlook. The report found sentiment towards U.S. and global markets receded sharply and shifted to favour the Canadian market, especially traditionally defensive […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. The global financial system appears to have assumed the risk profile of a hockey game, where concussions are increasingly defining its current state of affairs. Julie Dickson, superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), drew the sports parallel while speaking Monday morning about Canada’s contribution to the […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. The cautious optimism of Canadian economists is fast fading as the dark clouds of recession begin to form over the nation’s dawdling economy. Over the last two days, the Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank have both released new gloomy forecasts predicting the second half of this year […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. There’s yet more evidence that Canadians are clueless about when they might realistically be free of debt. And the current low interest rate environment is to blame for that, according to consumer debt survey by Manulife Bank of Canada. Survey results indicate more than one in three Canadian homeowners […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Choppy economic waters are rocking the retirement boat forcing an ever increasing number of Canadian retirees to return to the workforce. And a higher-than-expected inflation rate of 3.3%, as reported by Statistics Canada, doesn’t help matters. A recent RBC poll found that in the past 12 months 41% retirees […]
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Canadians fancy themselves as being debt-free in the next decade and are aggressively paying down debt, but a new study reveals they may be unrealistic about the age by which they expect to have paid their financial dues. A recent CIBC poll notes that on average, Canadians holding some form […]